Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 94684
Green Belt: Planning Permission
Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the risk that the combination of expanded intervention powers and reduced statutory consultee involvement may incentivise speculative applications
Answer
Matthew PennycookOn 17 November 2025, my Department published a consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system. That consultation closes on 13 January 2026 and can be found on gov.uk here.A consultation will also be carried out in due course seeking views on pl...
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